Post Office – Whitinsville MA

City:
Whitinsville, MA

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Completed:
1938

Description

The post office in Whitinsville, Massachusetts was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which opened for business in 1938, is still in use today.

A New Deal-funded plaster relief titled “Colonel Paul Whitin – Blacksmith” hangs in the lobby. It was created by Milton Horn in 1939.

Source notes

https://www.savethepostoffice.com/node/9867 https://www.wpamurals.org/massachu.htm

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 1, 2014.

Location Info


44 Church St.
Whitinsville, MA 01588
Worcester County

Coordinates: 42.1112749, -71.66208

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